SPFL Trust appoints Nicky Reid as new chief executive

Nicky Reid has been general manager of the SPFL Trust for the past two years

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The SPFL Trust has appointed Nicky Reid as its new chief executive.

The trust, set up in 2009 as an independent regulated charity associated with the Scottish Professional Football League, works with Scotland's 42 professional football clubs and external agencies to use football to engage with communities.

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Reid, who has been general manager of the trust for the past two years, is the first women to be appointed to a top job at the national stadium, Hampden Park.

She joined the trust in November 2013 after seven years at Falkirk Football Club and Falkirk Football Community Foundation.

Under Reid's leadership, the SPFL Trust launched its 2016-2021 strategic plan with a focus on, “inspiring and supporting clubs, helping them build capacity to work with people in need, engage funders on national projects, and a renewed focus on establishing relationships at a national level”.

SPFL Trust chairman Bob Winter said: “The board is delighted that Nicky is to become the SPFL Trust’s first ever chief executive.

“She’s an outstanding leader who brings charisma and great focus to the charity.

“Nicky has established strong relationships with government and football’s governing bodies, which in turn has strengthened our hand in supporting our clubs to support those who are in need.

“This appointment reflects the SPFL Trust’s ambitions to see Scottish football support communities across the country.”

Commenting on her appointment at the trust's chief executive, Reid said: “I’m very pleased to accept the board’s invitation to become the SPFL Trust’s first chief executive.

“This is an exciting time for the charity, and Scottish football.

“We’re well on route to showing that we can have the most community engaged league in the world because our clubs are trusted to support those in need.

“Our stated mission is to support clubs engage one million people a year by 2021, and so there is much to do, but I’ve no doubt that it’s a target we can reach.”

In most recent accounts filed by the The SPFL Trust, covering the 2016 year to May, the trust said its activities in the year were focused on six projects: Football Fans in Training, Music Box Cares, the Scottish Communities League Cup, Sport Move + Learn, and the delivery of Mental Health first-aid training as part of the Scottish Communities League Cup.

The trust noted it was successful in securing continuation finding from the Scottish Government in the year to expand the Football Fans in Training programme – a 12 week physical activity and healthy living course - from 26 clubs to 33, with 16 of the participating clubs offering women-only programmes, up from six the prior year.

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The trust noted net outgoings of £124, 434 in the year, down from £148,229 in 2015.

The SPFL Trust was supported by the Scottish Government, Ferrero, Comic Relief, Scottish Water, the Scottish Professional Football League and Scottish Professional Football League clubs in the 2016 year by way of grants and donations.